March 2nd, 1900

Born on March 2nd, 1900

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 45,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 661 days, exactly on February 9th, 2026, people who were born on March 2nd, 1900 will be 46,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on March 2nd?

March 2nd, 1995

Researchers at Fermilab in Illinois announced the discovery of the top quark, the most massive of all observed elementary particles.

March 2nd, 1978

As a cosmonaut on Soyuz 28, Czechoslovak military pilot Vladimír Remek (pictured) became the first person from outside the Soviet Union or the United States to go into space.

March 2nd, 1965

The Sound of Music is released in American theatres; it later became the highest grossing film of all time.

March 2nd, 1962

Playing for the Philadelphia Warriors, American basketball player Wilt Chamberlain (pictured) scored 100 points in a game against the New York Knicks, which remains an NBA record.

March 2nd, 1949

The B-50 Superfortress Lucky Lady II landed in Fort Worth, Texas, to complete the first non-stop circumnavigation of the world by airplane.

March 2nd, 1943

World War II: Australian and U.S. air forces attacked and destroyed a large Japanese naval convoy in the Bismarck Sea, north of Papua New Guinea.

March 2nd, 1901

U.S. Steel, the first billion-dollar corporation and once the world's largest producer of steel, was founded by financier J. P. Morgan.

March 2nd, 1877

The Electoral Commission awarded twenty disputed electoral votes to Rutherford B. Hayes, thus assuring his victory in the 1876 U.S. presidential election.

March 2nd, 1865

New Zealand Wars: Carl Sylvius Völkner, a Protestant missionary, was killed by Hauhau militants in Ōpōtiki for working as an agent for New Zealand governor-general George Grey.

March 2nd, 1859

The Great Slave Auction, the largest single sale of slaves in U.S. history, with more than 400 people sold, began in Georgia.

March 2nd, 1836

Texas Revolution: At a convention of delegates in Washington-on-the-Brazos, the Mexican state of Texas adopted a declaration of independence, establishing the Republic of Texas.

March 2nd, 1791

French inventor Claude Chappe and his brothers first demonstrated the semaphore telegraph, a system to convey information by means of visual signals, using towers with pivoting crossarms.

March 2nd, 1776

American Revolutionary War: Patriot militiamen from Georgia and South Carolina attempted to resist the British action to seize and remove supply ships anchored at Savannah, Georgia.

March 2nd, 1484

The College of Arms, one of the few remaining official heraldic authorities in Europe, was incorporated by royal charter in the City of London.

March 2nd, 1444

The League of Lezhë, an alliance of regional chieftains, was established in Venetian Albania with Skanderbeg as their commander.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on March 2nd

Born on March 2nd, 1900

50

Kurt Weill

German composer (1900–1950)

*March 2nd, 1900, Dessau †April 3rd, 1950, New York City

69

Matilde Muñoz Sampedro

Spanish film actress (1900-1969)

*March 2nd, 1900, Madrid †April 14th, 1969, Madrid

87

Bruno Heusinger

German judge

*March 2nd, 1900, Holzminden †August 3rd, 1987, Celle

89

Hasso Etzdorf

German jurist

*March 2nd, 1900, Elbląg †July 7th, 1989, Bruck

61

Max Hymans

French politician (1900-1961)

*March 2nd, 1900, 18th arrondissement of Paris †March 7th, 1961, Saint-Cloud

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Who's birthday is on March 2nd?

87

Dr. Seuss

American children's author and cartoonist (1904–1991)

*March 2nd, 1904, Springfield †September 24th, 1991, La Jolla

91

Mikhail Gorbachev

Leader of the Soviet Union from 1985 to 1991

*March 2nd, 1931, Privolnoye †August 30th, 2022, Central Clinical Hospital

27

Becky G

American singer and actress

*March 2nd, 1997, Inglewood

93

Robert H. Michel

American politician (1923–2017)

*March 2nd, 1923, Peoria †February 17th, 2017, Arlington County

64

Jens Arentzen

Danish actor

*March 2nd, 1958, Frederiksberg †November 22nd, 2022

81

Raymond Talleux

French rower

*March 2nd, 1901, Boulogne-sur-Mer †March 21st, 1982, Saint-Martin-Boulogne

70

Moe Berg

Baseball player, spy

*March 2nd, 1902, Harlem †May 29th, 1972, Belleville

82

Pius XII

Head of the Catholic Church from 1939 to 1958

*March 2nd, 1876, Rome †October 9th, 1958, Castel Gandolfo

94

John Cullum

American actor, director and singer

*March 2nd, 1930, Knoxville

43

Bryce Dallas Howard

American actress and filmmaker

*March 2nd, 1981, Los Angeles

52

Mauricio Pochettino

Argentine association football player and manager

*March 2nd, 1972, Santa Fe Province

38

Sonja Kinski

American model and actress

*March 2nd, 1986, Geneva

56

Daniel Craig

English actor

*March 2nd, 1968, Chester

36

Simon Terodde

German footballer

*March 2nd, 1988, Bocholt

90

Jennifer Jones

American actress (1919–2009)

*March 2nd, 1919, Tulsa †December 17th, 2009, Malibu

51

Valérie Donzelli

French actress, film director and screenwriter

*March 2nd, 1973, Épinal

77

Emilio Azcárraga Vidaurreta

Mexican businessman

*March 2nd, 1895, Tampico †September 23rd, 1972, Houston

71

Lou Reed

American rock musician (1942–2013)

*March 2nd, 1942, Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center †October 27th, 2013, East Hampton

61

Anthony Albanese

Prime Minister of Australia since 2022

*March 2nd, 1963, Darlinghurst

47

Chris Martin

English singer-songwriter (born 1977)

*March 2nd, 1977, Exeter

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Born in 1900

74

Wolfgang Schadewaldt

German classical philologist, literary theorist and translator

*March 15th, 1900, Berlin †November 10th, 1974, Tübingen

92

Helen Hayes

American actress (1900–1993)

*October 10th, 1900, Washington, D.C. †March 17th, 1993, Nyack

82

Anna Seghers

German writer

*November 19th, 1900, Mainz †June 1st, 1983, East Berlin

58

Wolfgang Pauli

Physicist, Nobel prize winner (1900–1958)

*April 25th, 1900, Vienna †December 15th, 1958, Zürich

84

Eduardo De Filippo

Italian actor, director and playwright (1900–1984)

*May 24th, 1900, Naples †October 31st, 1984, Rome

101

Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother

Queen of the United Kingdom from 1936 to 1952

*August 4th, 1900, Hitchin †March 30th, 2002, Royal Lodge

88

Hanne Sobek

German association football player and manager (1900–1989)

*March 18th, 1900, Mirow †February 17th, 1989, Berlin

83

Roland Culver

Actor (1900-1984)

*August 31st, 1900, Highgate †March 1st, 1984, Henley-on-Thames

93

Arthur Porritt, Baron Porritt

Viceroy, physician, athlete (1900-1994)

*August 10th, 1900, Whanganui †January 1st, 1994, London

44

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

French writer and aviator (1900–1944)

*June 29th, 1900, 2nd arrondissement of Lyon †July 31st, 1944, île de Riou

81

Karl von Appen

German stage designer/member:Association of Revolutionary Visual Artists. (1900-1981)

*May 12th, 1900, Düsseldorf †August 22nd, 1981, East Berlin

86

David Hand

American animator and filmmaker

*January 23rd, 1900, Plainfield †October 11th, 1986, San Luis Obispo

58

Frédéric Joliot-Curie

French scientist (1900-1958)

*March 19th, 1900, Paris †August 14th, 1958, Paris

89

Ruhollah Khomeini

Iranian politician and religious leader (1900–1989)

*May 17th, 1900, Khomein †June 3rd, 1989, Tehran

67

Spencer Tracy

American actor (1900–1967)

*April 5th, 1900, Milwaukee †June 10th, 1967, Los Angeles

71

Giorgos Seferis

Greek poet and diplomat (1900-1971)

*March 13th, 1900, Urla †September 20th, 1971, Athens

84

François de Menthon

French politician (1900-1984)

*January 8th, 1900, Montmirey-la-Ville †June 2nd, 1984, Menthon-Saint-Bernard

83

Luis Buñuel

Spanish-Mexican filmmaker (1900–1983)

*February 22nd, 1900, Calanda †July 29th, 1983, Mexico City

78

Ignazio Silone

Italian author and politician (1900-1978)

*May 1st, 1900, Pescina †August 22nd, 1978, Geneva

123

Souad Abdullah

Kuwaiti actress

*September 2nd, 1900, Basra

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on March 2nd

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on March 2nd.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1900 is a normal year and no leap year.

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